Unforgettable Live Events at Wyeside
MPYT: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
5 November - 8 November
“My name is Christopher Boone. I am fifteen years and three months and three days. I know all the countries and capital cities of the world and every prime number up to 7507…”
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Mid Powys Youth Theatre (MPYT) returns to Wyeside with this bold, bright, beautiful spin on a contemporary classic, adapted from Mark Haddon’s beloved novel by acclaimed dramatist Simon Stephens. MPYT’s trademark ensemble style is on full display: original music; physical theatre and audio-visual delights, marking a heart-breaking, hilarious return to their spiritual home: an unmissable feast for a new generation of theatre-goers. It’s like they’ve never been away!
Tickets: Full: £15 | Concessions & Child (16 and Under): £12
All tickets are subject to a 50p admin fee.
Friday 14 November | 7:30pm
Introducing Sam & Dinah. The perfect couple. The perfect house. The perfect...lie? Sam and Dinah have it all...or so it seems. Behind their perfect suburban life lies tension, miscommunication, and a deep longing for something real. With a toe-tapping score that blends Broadway energy with biting social commentary, this opera isas relevant today as it was in 1951.
MWO: Trouble In Tahiti
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Performed in Yannotta’s chamber arrangement for seven instrumentalists, with a cast of five led by MWO’s Music Director from the piano, Bernstein’s one-act operatic gem forms the first half of the evening, with the second half cabaret concert: The American Dream, celebrating American opera and musical theatre and featuring all the performers.
Tickets: £18 | Under 21s In Full Time Education £5
All tickets are subject to a 50p admin fee.
Sunday 16 November | 7:30pm
Six extraordinary musical talents from Wales and England join together for a unique and special collaboration that will take their individual genius to the next collective level.
Synergedd Alaw-Vri-Hannah James
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ALAW, a “Welsh supergroup” (Songlines) celebrate the traditional music of Wales with an infectious passion, combining powerful songwriting with original tunes.
Advance Tickets: £18 | On The Day £20
All tickets are subject to a 50p admin fee.
Photograph by Tim Wickenden
Moments of Pleasure: The Music of Kate Bush
Saturday 29 November | 7:30pm
Kate Bush tribute band, featuring the astounding vocals of Lisa-Marie Walters.
This show will be a celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Kate’s definitive 1985 album, Hounds of Love, featuring the album’s classic singles Running Up That Hill, Hounds of Love, Cloudbusting, and more.
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Backed by four musicians who are able to recreate the sound of Kate Bush’s records with absolute precision, Lisa-Marie’s vocal and visual performance is frankly astonishing! Emulating the voice and mannerisms of Kate Bush like no other, and generating so much love and emotion from the audience, she is widely lauded as the next best thing to listening to Kate Bush herself!
Advance Tickets: £18 | On The Day £20
All tickets are subject to a 50p admin fee.
Willow Globe Theatre: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Sunday 25 January | 3pm
Shakespeare’s most magical comedy bursts to life in this playful production, where fairies meddle, lovers lose their way, and a band of would-be actors stumble into enchantment. Full of love, mischief, and mayhem, it’s a joyful celebration of imagination and wonder — the perfect way to brighten a winter’s afternoon.
Don’t miss this sparkling midwinter treat!
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Tickets: £15 Full & Senior Citizen | £7.50 Under 16s | £37.50 Family Deal
All tickets are subject to a 50p admin fee.
The Inner Voices: Harmonies Across Wales
Saturday 7 February | 7:30pm
“Harmonies across Wales”is a 100% live concert celebrating the rich culture of vocal harmony and singing with a fresh modern A Cappella take. Expect a unique harmony filled experience with a set full of pop hits, emotional ballads and ethereal folk tunes; goosebumps and toe tapping in equal measure are surely guaranteed.
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‘The Inner Voices’ are a 16 part A Cappella group from Cardiff. They are the UK National A Cappella Champions (winning the OAC 2024).
"WOW, Inner Voices amazed our sold out audience - you couldn't believe that there was not a band on stage! A Capella at its very best" - Paul James, Programme Director. Acapela Studio.
"Talent, joy, harmony and happiness all rolled into a memorable performance. The Inner Voices are not to be missed" - Queen's Hall.
"Absolutely phenomenal!!! I found you all mesmerising to watch." - Pontardawe Arts CentreEarly Bird Sale: £15
All tickets are subject to a 50p admin fee.
Pete Coe/Culverake Folk - Fundraiser
Friday 27 February | 7:30pm
Pete Coe celebrates narrative folk songs rooted in English traditions, classic ballads & broadsides, rural yarns, travellers tales, and songs of love, loss & protest learned from the old song carriers & songsmiths he’s met over a lifetime on the road. He performs with great skill, presents with authority & good humour & encourages audience involvement.
Culverake a new traditional singing trio promising gusto and harmonies a plenty. The trio is made up of Seb Stone, Matt Quinn and Lizzy Hardingham, known for their traditional singing harmonies, together they breathe new life into timeless melodies.
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Wyeside Fundraiser
Ticket: £16
All tickets are subject to a 50p admin fee.
Saturday 7 March | 7:30pm
Phil Beer is the multi-instrumental half of the west country’s award-winning acoustic duo, Show of Hands. With a professional career of over 36 years, Phil has a great deal of material to draw on for his solo appearances, which are an eclectic mix of traditional tunes, covers of Springsteen or The Hollies, together with his own compositions and songs from his contemporaries.
Phil Beer
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All are songs and music of memory and significance sung in the subtle and melodic Phil Beer style and interjected with musings and amusings to an almost personal audience. It is a treat of past and current favourites from one of the most popular musicians on the acoustic circuit.
Tickets: £15
All tickets are subject to a 50p admin fee.
Friday 20 March | 7:30pm
Catrin Finch performs Notes to Self, a series of reflective and deeply personal new tracks she has composed for Katy, her 13 year-old-self, and her first album of solo compositions in a decade.
Notes To Self is a step into a new creative dimension for this extraordinary harpist, whose career takes new turns with each new project.
Catrin Finch: Note to Self
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With accompanying letters underscoring the profound stories of her personal journey, Notes To Self weaves together Catrin's experiences, emotions, and introspections. Through her music, she explores themes of vulnerability, expectation, transformation, and the unpredictability of a life played out under the public eye. Each composition draws from her past; a 40-year career as one of her generation's most adventurous and pioneering artists. Her enduring honesty and bravery resonate, inviting listeners to connect deeply with her story, as she translates her struggles and triumphs into sound. Notes To Self not only showcases Catrin’s evolution as a musician, but charts a remarkable career shaped by her experiences as a gay woman, a cancer survivor, a sister, daughter and mother.
Early Bird Sale: £18
All tickets are subject to a 50p admin fee.
Saturday 30 May | 7:30pm
Spend an evening in the company of this fine six-piece band to celebrate the British Blues explosion of the 1960s. From BB King to John Mayall, from Muddy Waters to Peter Green: The Classic Blues Show recreates the authentic sound of British Blues musicians and the artists who inspired them.
The Classic Blues Show
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This band of experienced musicians has its roots all firmly anchored in the blues. This is the blues of not just the Delta, Chicago, and elsewhere in the USA but also the blues of Ealing, Dartford and wherever else formed the British Blues Boom of the 60's and beyond.
Driving guitar riffs and assured vocals matched by a swinging horn section, make this a show to remember. Enjoy the music and stories from those lucky enough to be there - and feel the blues come alive.
Early Bird Sale: £15
All tickets are subject to a 50p admin fee.
Saturday 13 June | 7:30pm
The band consists of 6 highly experienced musicians from diverse musical backgrounds. Each bring their own style & influences in crafting uniquely powerful live performance arrangements of the greatest 80s anthems. Their engaging show features many of the greatest rock & pop songs from the era, all performed with the same attention to musical detail and energy
Rock The 80’s
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Expect hits from Van Halen, Elton John, Cutting Crew, Toto, Huey Lewis, ELO, Prince, Bon Jovi, The Police, Journey, & many more!
Rock the 80’s have been entertaining festival & large event audiences since 2010, & in recent years, performing their widely acclaimed show in many significant locations such as Stonehenge, Castle Roc with Jason Donovan, Newcastle United St. James’ park, F1 GP Silverstone, plus numerous theatre shows around the UK.
Lew Jamez - Lead vocal
Becky Williams - Lead vocal
Rick Hampton - Bass & backing vocal
Andy Lewis - Keyboards
Andy Carney - Guitar
Andy Crosby - Drums
Early Bird Sale: £15
All tickets are subject to a 50p admin fee.
